Navassa Island Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Navassa Island visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Navassa Island
NAME IN FRENCH: Ile de la Navasse / Île de la Navasse
NAME IN HAITIAN CREOLE: Lanavaz
DESCRIPTION: small uninhabited Caribbean island
STATUS: disputed territory of Haiti and the United States
LOCATION: Northeast of Jamaica, south of Cuba, Caribbean

Tourism:
Note that Navassa Island is not open to the pubic and the island has no visitor facilities or tourism infrastructure
References:
- wikitravel.org - navassa island
- wikivoyage.org - navassa island

Facts
- World Fact Book Navassa Island Profile
- wikipedia.org - navassa island - main article
- wikipedia.org - navassa island - category

The Dispute:
- iwp.edu - articles - 2021/02/10 - navassa americas forgotten caribbean island
- yalelawjournal.org - article - navassa

Haiti's Claim:
- 1958 Foreign Service Dispatch Noting Haiti's Claim (PDF)
- World Maritime University "Haiti's Claim Over Navassa" Paper

United States Claim:
The Claim: United State Guano Islands Act of 1856
- Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge
- U.S. Office of Insular Affairs: Navassa Island
- coris.noaa.gov - portals - navassa

Countries Bordering Navassa Island:
| Cuba | Haiti | Jamaica |

Bodies of Water Bordering Navassa Island:
- Caribbean Sea